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Past Child Sex Assault Goes Unreported

Parents are furious after finding out there was another kidnapping last week.

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Updated: 8:26 AM MDT May 17, 2013

Past Child Sex Assault Goes Unreported

Parents are furious after finding out there was another kidnapping last week.

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Updated: 8:26 AM MDT May 17, 2013

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WEBVTT PARENTS IN THE AREA ARE FURIOUS TONIGHT! THEY'RE JUST LEARNING THERE WAS ANOTHER KIDNAPPING LAST WEEK. EVEN WORSE--THE LITTLE GIRL IN THAT CASE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. TARGET 7'S LAUREN ZAKALIK DIGS FOR ANSWERS, AS TO WHY A.P.D. NEVER ALERTED THE PUBLIC. TWO LITTLE GIRLS ... IN JUST ONE WEEK.. KIDNAPPED... POLICE SAY, FROM THE SAME EXACT SPOT IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE. who knows what he could've done to these kids, what if no one ever saw their kids again? THOSE EMOTIONAL WORDS, COMING FROM THE MOTHER OF THE FIRST VICTIM, A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL... SHE WAS KIDNAPPED LAST WEEK RIGHT OUTSIDE HER GRANDMA'S APARTMENT NEAR 12-TH AND INDIAN SCHOOL... THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. I was like OMG they didn't even catch this guy?! her daughter escaped, and told police everything. So why didn't police pass along those frightening details to the public?? APD says, it's because they just didn't have enough concrete evidence yet To send out an alert. FAMILY FRIENDS SAY... THE MOST RECENT KIDNAPPING COULD'VE BEEN PREVENTED WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION... THAT A CHILD PREDATOR WAS ON THE LOOSE. nothing was done. look it, he thought he got away with it so here he comes back and tries to pull the same thing. and thats not right. im furious, im fuming POLICE CAN'T SAY YET IF THESE TWO INCIDENTS ARE RELATED ... BUT EITHER WAY, THE CONNECTIONS ARE CHILLING. THE LITTLE VICTIMS... ARE EVEN FRIENDS. FOR T7 IN THE NORTH VALLEY, IM LZ. A-P-D SAYS IT WILL DO D-N-A TESTING ON THE SUSPECT, TO SEE IF HE MATCHES D-N-A TAKEN FROM LAST WEEK'S INCIDENT. DEPEND ON ACTION 7 NEWS FOR CONTINUING COVERAGE ON THIS STORY. HERNANDEZ IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TOMORROW, AND WE WILL BE THERE. THEN STAY TUNED TO ACTION 7 NEWS LIVE AT 5, 6 AND 10 FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. A 43-YEAR MAN HAS SEX WITH A

Past Child Sex Assault Goes Unreported

Parents are furious after finding out there was another kidnapping last week.